BOUNTIFUL — Campaigns have just kicked off for the 2013 municipal elections around Davis County, and new faces abound.

The candidate filing deadline for municipal offices was last week, and lasted only from June 3-7.

In the most recent session of the Utah Legislature, HB 403 shortened that filing window from two weeks to what was effectively four days, because of the Memorial Day holiday. Would-be elected officials can file as write-in candidates until 60 days before the election.

This year, primary elections and caucuses in Fruit Heights will be held August 13, and the general election will be Nov. 5. Ballot questions and initiatives will be voted on during the general election.

Despite all the new names, a sea change is unlikely. Several city leaders are hoping to hold onto their seats, and there are no county, state or federal races on the ballot.

In Bountiful, Mayor Joe Johnson has decided not to seek a fourth term, leaving the race open for two new candidates. For two city council positions in that city, only one incumbent has filed for reelection.

The situation is more dramatic in Centerville, where no incumbents are running for reelection.

Farmington will also look to a new mayor in 2014. There, Mayor Scott Harbertson won’t run, but councilman John Bilton will fight to keep his seat.

Kaysville, Woods Cross, West Bountiful and North Salt Lake are exceptions С mayors of each city are running for reelection, and incumbent councilmembers are again on the ballot.

In Fruit Heights, a caucus system instead of primary voting means no candidates filed for election last week.

In the north end of the county, embattled Syracuse Mayor Jamie Nagle has decided to seek reelection but in sharp contrast, West Point Mayor Erik Craythorne will run unopposed.

Layton is among the cities that should count on new leadership, however. Mayor Steve Curtis will step down, leaving four candidates to compete for votes. Clearfield will also see a new mayor in 2014.

An effort on Utah’s capitol hill that would have allowed same-day voter registration failed, so voter registration for either race is due 30 days prior to the vote, if submitted by mail, and 15 days before, if done in person. You can find mail-in forms at the County Clerk’s Office, County Libraries, City Offices, and Post Offices or online at elections.utah.gov.

This following list includes all candidates who filed for city elections in the county: